Braunstone Community Primary School
Cort Crescent, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 1QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Headteacher
- Miss Sharon Walker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 429
- URN
- 143245
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162858130
About this school
Braunstone Community Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 429 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 62 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 45% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 52% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 65% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 56% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Braunstone Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 450 |
| 2024/25 | 434 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Braunstone Community Primary School compares
Braunstone Community Primary School ranked 11th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 6.2% | 62.3% | 429 | — |
| Queensmead Primary Academy | 87% | 4.9% | 37.6% | 370 | 0.3 miles |
| Kingsway Primary School | 49% | 4.7% | 21.6% | 312 | 0.7 miles |
| Dovelands Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 14.6% | 534 | 0.8 miles |
| Braunstone Frith Primary Academy | 51% | 8.4% | 51.8% | 438 | 0.9 miles |
| Folville Junior School | 67% | 5.7% | 37.5% | 355 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report5 February 2025
- 18 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.34%
- English as an additional language
- 26.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queensmead Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Kingsway Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Dovelands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Folville Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Braunstone Community Primary School ranks 27th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Braunstone Community Primary School teach?
- Braunstone Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Braunstone Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Braunstone Community Primary School is Miss Sharon Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Braunstone Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Braunstone Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Braunstone Community Primary School?
- Braunstone Community Primary School has 429 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Braunstone Community Primary School full?
- Braunstone Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 429 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Braunstone Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Braunstone Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Braunstone Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Braunstone Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Braunstone Community Primary School?
- Braunstone Community Primary School is part of DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Braunstone Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Braunstone Community Primary School rank locally?
- Braunstone Community Primary School ranked 11th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Braunstone Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Braunstone Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Braunstone Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Braunstone Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.